{"id":5929,"date":"2025-09-17T07:26:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcc.gov.sl\/?page_id=5929"},"modified":"2025-09-29T00:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T00:47:57","slug":"the-mayor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kcc.gov.sl\/index.php\/the-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Thomas Karimu Baio<\/strong><\/em> is the current Mayor of Kenema City Council, a city with a population of over 255,110 inhabitants. He is the first mayor in the history of Sierra Leone\u2019s local councils\u2014specifically in Kenema City\u2014to have been elected and re-elected, thereby serving two consecutive terms, amounting to ten years since the re-establishment of local councils in the country.<\/span><\/p>

Before entering mainstream politics, Mayor Baio built a diverse professional career. He served as a military personnel for more than ten years, gaining discipline and leadership skills. Afterward, he transitioned into the education sector, teaching at Ahmadiyya Muslim Secondary School in Kissy, Freetown, Gboijebu in Bo, and later in Kenema for 18 years. His dedication to education and community service eventually led him to become a trade unionist, where he worked actively in the Kenema District, championing the welfare and rights of workers.<\/span><\/p>

His political journey was inspired largely by his growing popularity and influence within the trade union. This grassroots
support propelled him into politics, where he has since built a reputation as a socially engaging, development-oriented, and transformational leader. <\/span><\/p>

On June 23rd,<\/sup> 2018, Mr. Thomas Karimu Baio was elected as Mayor, Kenema City and reelected in 2023.<\/span><\/p>

Academically, Mayor Baio holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education (BA.Ed)<\/strong> and a Master\u2019s in Public Administration (MPA)<\/strong>. These qualifications have strengthened his governance capacity and deepened his understanding of public service management.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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During his tenure as mayor<\/strong>, His Worship Thomas Baio has received multiple awards and recognitions for his outstanding service and achievements in local governance. Among these are:<\/span><\/p>

The 2019 Award<\/strong> from the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) for his remarkable leadership.<\/span><\/p>

The 2020 Media Network Movement Award<\/strong> recognizing him as an outstanding personality in local council administration.<\/span><\/p>

The 2021 Award from the Ministry of Tourism<\/strong> for his contributions to promoting Kenema City.<\/span><\/p>

In addition to these, he has been honored with many other awards, reflecting his commitment to service delivery, community development, and leadership excellence.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Mayor Contact and working Hours<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Office Address:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/i> \u00a0 7 Maada Bio Street, Kenema City- Kenema District.<\/strong><\/h4>

Phone No<\/i><\/b><\/span>.<\/i>: +<\/strong>232 76 641538<\/span><\/h4>

Email Address<\/i><\/b>: thomasbaio@yahoo.com<\/span><\/h4>

\u00a0<\/span>Opening Hours:<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Mon \u2013 Fri: 8:00 am \u2013 4:45 pm<\/span><\/h4>

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Thomas Karimu Baio is the current Mayor of Kenema City Council, a city with a population of over 255,110 inhabitants. He is the first mayor in the history of Sierra Leone\u2019s local councils\u2014specifically in Kenema City\u2014to have been elected and re-elected, thereby serving two consecutive terms, amounting to ten years since the re-establishment of local […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5929","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.gov.sl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.gov.sl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.gov.sl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.gov.sl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.gov.sl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5929"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.gov.sl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6041,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.gov.sl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5929\/revisions\/6041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.gov.sl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}